Russian Presidential Candidate to Accept Bitcoin for Campaign
Bitcoin’s legality is still unclear in Russia, as the local government and authorities avoid to establish unified regulations and money transmission policies for bitcoin users, businesses and investors. However, a Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has significant support from the people, is officially accepting bitcoin donations for his 2018....
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Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 elections, Rand Paul has decided to appear at a Bitcoin event to be held in New York on 19th April. The event will be organized at the Union League Club and focus on digital currencies and the technology behind them apart from their various uses. That Paul is a fan of the digital currency Bitcoin became public when during his presidential speech, he announced his openness to accepting Bitcoin in campaign donations. The first presidential candidate ever to accept Bitcoin donations can receive contributions totaling up to $100 via his campaign....
The US presidential candidate Rick Perry seems to have won the votes of Bitcoin community by declaring his softer stance towards Bitcoin. In an interview with The New York Observer, he declared that he is in favor of relaxing regulations on bitcoin to an extent that it doesn't hamper innovation and allows smooth operation of legitimate digital currency based businesses. READ MORE: US Presidential Candidate Rick Perry Shows Support for Bitcoin. Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator and one of the contender for presidential elections in the United States first made waves in Bitcoin community after....
United States senator Bernie Sanders, a Presidential hopeful as a candidate for the Democratic nomination up against Hillary Clinton and whose entire campaign funding comes predominantly from donations is now accepting bitcoin, perfectly coinciding with his image as a grassroots candidate. With about 2 million donors, 5.7 million contributions at an average of $27 to a total of $138.9 million, 99.98% of which are campaign donations, Bernie Sanders has the numbers to back his claim as a grass roots candidate. It’s only prudent on his part then, that he’s perfectly willing for his campaign....
Presidential candidate Rand Paul graced the 19th April Bitcoin event held at the Union League Club and left the attendees highly impressed with his thoughts on the cryptocurrency. The event was hosted by the Bitcoin Center NYC and a start-up incubator Blockchain Technologies Corp. Rand Paul is the running the first presidential campaign ever to accept Bitcoin in donations. Since the event was not publicly promoted by the campaign management team, the remarks from the events will not be released, said Sergio Gor, spokesperson for Paul's campaign. However, the social media was abuzz with....